'Leave Kharkiv Immediately': Indian Embassy in Ukraine in latest advisory

The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has come up with a fresh advisory asking all Indian nationals in Kharkiv to leave the city immediately.

Kyiv (Ukraine): The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has come up with a fresh advisory asking all Indian nationals in Kharkiv to leave the city immediately.

In an urgent advisory on Wednesday, the India embassy in Ukraine asked Indians to proceed to settlements in Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka as soon as possible. "For their safety and security, they must leave Kharkiv immediately repeat immediately in the light of the deteriorating situation. They should proceed to Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka as soon as possible for their safety," the embassy said.

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"Under all circumstances, they must reach these settlements by 1800 hours (Ukrainian time) today," it said. The advisory did not specify where these places are but according to Google Maps, they appear to be on the outskirts of Kharkiv. The advisory came amid raging fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv.

Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a fourth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University, was killed in intense shelling in Kharkiv on Tuesday. Another Indian student stuck in the war-torn country died of illness today.